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Marina Oswald Biography and Timeline

Follow Marina Oswald through 12 dated historical records for United States of America.

Marina Oswald, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

12Distinct records
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1961–1963Years on this page

1961

Marriage

Minsk · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

1st introduced to Lee Harvey Oswald

1962

Oswald Visa

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Marina recieves her entrance visa into the USA

Oswald Residence

Fort Worth · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Lee, Marina & June arrive in Fort Worth

1963

Backyard Photos

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

When shown the pictures at Dallas Police headquarters after his arrest, Oswald insists they are fakes, however, Marina Oswald testifies in 1964 and 1978 that she took the photographs at Oswalds request. The "backyard photos," taken by Marina Oswald, show Oswald dressed all in black and holding two Marxist newsletters - The Militant and The Worker - in one hand, a rifle in the other

Backyard Photos

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Mohrenschildt assumed that Marina had written it sarcastically.

Backyard Photos

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

On the back was written To my friend George from Lee Oswald, and the date -5/IV/63- (5 April 1963) along with the words -Copyright Geo de M- and a Russian phrase translated as -Hunter of fascists.

Backyard Photos

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

ha-ha-ha!- Handwriting specialists later concluded that the words -To my friend George-- and Oswalds signature were written by Lee Harvey Oswald, but could not determine whether the rest was the writing of Lee Oswald, Mohrenschildt.

Backyard Photos

Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

or Marina Oswald.

Walker Assassination Attempt

Dallas · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Marina Oswald later claims that Oswald attempted to assassinate General Edwin Walker

Oswald Residence

New Orleans · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

Marina joins Oswald at 4905 Magazine Street

FBI

Dallas · Politics / Assassination of Kennedy, JF

FBI agent James Hosty visits Paines home to discover where Oswald is living, speaks to both Paine and Marina Oswald

FBI

Dallas · Politics / Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

FBI agent James Hosty visits Paines home to discover where Oswald is living, speaks to both Paine and Marina Oswald

Records, sources and methodology

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